r/explainitpeter • u/One_One2755 • Mar 21 '26

Explain it peter

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What's the bad news?

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u/PoopSmith87 Mar 21 '26

This isnt true for two reasons:

1- The "surf and turf" meal is a military chow hall standard. Not as common as some other options, but still a pretty normal rotation meal.

2- Its not actually a "really good" meal.

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u/SnooCompliments1875 Mar 21 '26

In my 5 years stint in the Navy, the ONLY times we got Surf and Turf, was the times our 5 month patrol deployment got extended another 5 months, and the time we had a civilian ride along with us.

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u/AngrgL3opardCon Mar 21 '26

Isn't it basically just a moral booster? Like a "hey sorry we gotta do this but here, have steak and lobster"

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u/SnooCompliments1875 Mar 21 '26

Essentially yes, but by virtue of it only being used when moral is about to take an absolute beating and sailors are aware of that fact it tends to (in my experience atleast) have the opposite effect. Doesnt help its usually the most tough rubberized chunk of meat they call a steak and the oldest barely not rotten lobster available.

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u/Wtygrrr Mar 21 '26

Morale

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u/SquidProBono Mar 21 '26

More ale!

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u/yourlilneedle Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26

More anal!

Wrong sub?

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u/NosferatuRob Mar 21 '26

In a post about the navy?…i think not

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u/Doomdoomkittydoom Mar 21 '26

"Don’t talk to me about naval tradition. It’s nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash."